摘要:
An information recording/reproducing device includes a light source separately projecting laser light for recording or reproducing, an optical system leading the projected laser light to a recording medium, a diffracting element separating laser light into main- and beam sub-beams, an evanescent light generating element irradiating evanescent light in relation to the separated sub-beam to a track where no recording pit is formed, a sub-light receiving element for receiving return light in relation to the sub-beam, a moving element for moving the evanescent light generating element in relation to the sub-beam to a direction to change a gap with the recording surface, and a control element; for controlling the moving element so as to make the gap become a predetermined target value in accordance with a gap error signal containing a signal indicative of a light amount of the return light in relation to the received sub-beam.
摘要:
The present invention provides a recording pulse generating apparatus capable of forming a recording pit having a proper shape even at the time of ultra-high-speed recording of, for example, 8×recording or higher. A recording controller 10 for generating recording pulse signals having lengths corresponding to ten kinds of lengths of pits formed at the time of recording information has a recording controller 10 for generating the recording pulse signals so that the amplitude of a recording pulse signal corresponding to a pit having a length of 4T changes from a first amplitude to a second amplitude, and generating the recording pulse signals so that the amplitude of a recording pulse signal corresponding to a pit having a length of 5T or longer changes from a third amplitude to a fourth amplitude and further changes to a fifth amplitude.
摘要:
The information recording apparatus irradiates a laser beam on a recording medium such as an optical disk and forms a recording mark corresponding to a recording signal to record information. A recording pulse signal includes a mark period irradiating the laser beam for forming the recording mark and a space period in which the recording mark is not formed. The mark period has a top pulse period and an intermediate bias period following the top pulse period. The mark period constituted by the top pulse period and the intermediate bias period does not have a continuous part of a plurality of pulses having a small pulse width unlike a pulse train, so that the correct recording mark can be stably formed on the recording medium without an inadequate deformation of a recording pulse shape, even in the case of a high speed recording.
摘要:
An information recording medium (100) is provided with: a first recording layer (L0 layer) having a first calibration area (103-1) in which test information for calibrating a power of laser light in recording record information can be recorded; and a second recording layer (L1 layer) having a second calibration area (103-2) in which the test information can be recorded and in which at least one portion of a recording area faces the first calibration area, wherein the first calibration area and the second calibration area including a space area (103U-1, 103U-2) having a predetermined size in positions facing each other, the test information is recorded in a recording area (103R-1) located on one side, centered on the space area, in the first calibration area, and the test information is recorded in a recording area (103R-2) located on other side which is opposite to the one side, centered on the space area, in the second calibration area.
摘要:
An information recording and reproducing device diffracts by a diffracting means (14) to make laser light separated into a main beam and a sub-beam, irradiates evanescent light in relation to the main beam, by an evanescent light generating means (21), to a track where a recording pit provided on a recording surface of a recording medium is formed and also irradiates evanescent light in relation to the sub-beam to be separated to a track where no recording pit provided on the recording surface of the recording medium is formed. A moving means (210) moves the evanescent light generating means to a direction to change a gap with the recording surface. Further, a judging means (40) judges an uneven state of the recording pit formed on the recording medium, a signal generating means (3161) generates a gap error signal from a signal indicative of a return light amount in relation to the sub-beam or the main beam in accordance with the result, a control means (315) controls the moving means in accordance with a gap error signal so as to make the gap become a target value in response to the uneven state to be judged.
摘要:
The present invention provides a recording pulse generating apparatus capable of forming a recording pit having a proper shape even at the time of ultra-high-speed recording of, for example, 8×recording or higher.A recording controller 10 for generating recording pulse signals having lengths corresponding to ten kinds of lengths of pits formed at the time of recording information has a recording controller 10 for generating the recording pulse signals so that the amplitude of a recording pulse signal corresponding to a pit having a length of 4T changes from a first amplitude to a second amplitude, and generating the recording pulse signals so that the amplitude of a recording pulse signal corresponding to a pit having a length of 5T or longer changes from a third amplitude to a fourth amplitude and further changes to a fifth amplitude.
摘要:
The information recording apparatus irradiates a laser beam on a recording medium such as an optical disk and forms a recording mark corresponding to a recording signal to record information. A recording pulse signal includes a mark period irradiating the laser beam for forming the recording mark and a space period in which the recording mark is not formed. The mark period has a top pulse period and an intermediate bias period following the top pulse period. The mark period constituted by the top pulse period and the intermediate bias period does not have a continuous part of a plurality of pulses having a small pulse width unlike a pulse train, so that the correct recording mark can be stably formed on the recording medium without an inadequate deformation of a recording pulse shape, even in the case of a high speed recording.
摘要:
An information recording apparatus (300) is provided with: a recording device (352) for irradiating an information recording medium (100) with laser light and for recording information onto the information recording medium; an obtaining device (354) for obtaining at least one of (i) a special OPC strategy for defining a waveform of the laser light used to calculate an optimum laser power of the laser light for recording the information at a second recording speed different from a first recording speed, at the first recording speed, and (ii) a recording strategy for defining a waveform of the laser light used to record the information at the second recording speed; a power calculating device (354) for calculating the optimum laser power by using the special OPC strategy at the first recording speed; and a controlling device (354) for controlling said recording device to record the information at the second recording speed, by using the calculated optimum laser power and the recording strategy.
摘要:
Based on a recording signal, a recording pulse signal, which includes a top pulse located at a front end portion and having a first magnitude, a last pulse located at a back end portion and having the first magnitude, and an intermediate bias portion located between the top pulse and the last pulse and having a second magnitude, is generated. Based on the recording pulse signal, a light source is controlled, and a laser pulse is irradiated on a recording medium. Recording marks corresponding to the recording signal are formed on the recording medium. In generating the recording pulse signal, when the recording medium is rotationally driven, a position of the top pulse is shifted ahead of a position of the top pulse when the recording medium is rotationally driven at the first rotation speed, when the recording medium is rotationally driven at the second control speed.
摘要:
The optical recording medium includes a first layer which is in a state that includes different phases having different optical constants and in which information has been recorded. The second layer is capable of changing states, which states include different phases and different optical constants. There is also provided a method of reproducing information recorded on an optical recording medium which includes a first layer having different phases and different optical constants and a second layer capable of changing states, which states include different phases and different optical constants. The method employs irradiating the second layer with a laser beam, and reproducing information recorded on the first layer from an area corresponding to an area of the second layer where the optical constants change due to laser irradiation.